1. John Stuart Mill
What do we know about him already?

2. Key Questions:
How does Mill measure pleasure differently from Bentham?
How else does Mill adapt Bentham’s theory?

3. How should we measure pleasure?
All hedonistic utilitarians want to find the action with the most pleasurable consequences. So we need a way to measure the pleasure that results from any action.
Bentham
Mill
Quantitative – only measures the AMOUNT of pleasure
Qualitative – measures the TYPE as well as the amount
Uses the hedonic calculus/utility calculus
Uses higher and lower pleasures

4. Rule Utilitarianism
One of the problems with Act Utilitarianism was that it took too long to calculate (forever!) Mill wanted a way to speed up the decision-making. So he devised Rule Utilitarianism.

7. Flipped Learning – for next lesson
What is meant by “Weak Rule Utilitarianism” and “Strong Rule Utilitarianism”?
Also, think of the strengths and criticisms of each

8. Key Questions:
How does Mill measure pleasure differently from Bentham?
How else does Mill adapt Bentham’s theory?